The 26th Elite Foal Auction in Verden, Germany had a
record number of foals (147) setting a new record high price of DM 60,000 and a
record average price of DM 12,122. Thirteen foals were exported to the US.

In 2000, the American Hanoverian Society registered about 550 foals, inspected
213 mares, 21 mares had Inspection scores over 7.0 and following the Mare
Performance Tests, three mares achieved Elite Mare status and nine became Elite
Mare candidates.